Originally posted at: http://www.teamfortress.tv/31104/team-infused-pick-up-new-team
Team Infused is an organisation with a rich history in TF2. There have been two vastly different rosters from this team over the span of TF2's history, both of them at an elite level within the European scene. After we take a look at the new roster for
Team Infused, we'll take a look at the history of this name.
Team Infused this season are a new team, formed aiming to make waves in Premiership. They are likely to be given a spot in the Premiership Playoffs which will act as a proving ground for these upcoming players to test themselves against low Premiership talent. Their roster for Season 23 is:
- Scout: Dennia
- Scout: Hank
- Roamer: Quik
- Pocket: Thaigrr
- Demoman: Adysky
- Medic: skeej
skeej and Hank both have Premiership experience, with skeej being by far the most experienced player on the team. Both Quik and Thaigrr have subbed and flirted with teams around a low Premiership level in the past, but neither are known for long-term stints with a top 10 team. Adysky is the least experienced player on the team but is well-known within the Highlander community as demoman for Fair Enough. Adysky is now making the lateral move over to attempt to break into Premiership 6s as well.
Team captain Thaigrr spoke on the team becoming part of Infused:
I think that the team has very good potential to do well, it has some players who have been in the game for quite a long time. Everyone seems to have a very positive attitude towards the way we play, everyone is a team player. Our first season will be a tough one, brand new team with people who do not have as much experience as others but I think that this season will be the one for improvement and experience building. For us to live up to the old Team Infused name and hype, we are going to need atleast a couple of seasons behind us, but we are not looking to be a one season team. As for our aims, we are aiming to get a good season of prem under our belts, I think if we carry on to play how we have been we can easily take maps and matches from already established teams and put ourselves in a good position.
Previous Infused Lineups
The first Infused lineup was one of the only teams to break the reign of dominance that Epsilon eSportsruled over. That roster was packed full of UK talent: dunc, numlocked, Mike, and Greg formed the core for the most successful year. Greg had originally moulded this roster around him and taken the basis from a less elite but highly LANable UK team, whose main achievement was robbing Team Thermaltake of the i42 victory in a huge LAN upset shrouded in the mists of time. Infused were the i-series home team. After reforming the roster they took 2nd place at i43 and then placed 1st at i44 and i45, all the while tussling withEpsilon online. Season 10 found them in 2nd place, and over the course of Season 11 they looked to be playing second fiddle as well until a substitute of Fisshu for Greg on the second scout role saw them upset the favourites, and a new European champion was crowned. They tried to take that victory forward into Season 12 and i46, but were denied each time by both TCM and Epsilon - and in the case of i46 they were among good company as every European team was picked apart by Classic Mixup & LG.
Fast forward a year from i46 to i49, and we find ourselves face to face with the newer Infused. This team had been under the Crack Clan banner for 3 online seasons, but split with cc due to internal disagreements. This team had already established themselves as a solid 3rd place European team, with a consistent rivalry against broder which they repeatedly came out the worse for. After finding sponsorship from Infused, the team went to i49 with a roster brimming with talent but little LAN experience ( 2Nuts, kaidus, T-Mac, Ipz, Smzi, Tviq) and in the end succumbed to a mixture of under-performance and lack of competitive drive. The 5th/6th place finish mimicked Infused's performance at i46, and in the context of European dominance was a disappointing result for the team. Nonetheless, Infused had a solid year of being the third best team in Europe to add to their legacy.
Update: Team Infused confirm 2nd scout - Dennia.
